Rookie Stafon Johnson has a game ball from his NFL debut. He also has had his dislocated right ankle repaired, and Tennessee coach Jeff Fisher isn't ready to call the running back's season over just yet.

Is this right? "It's actually two pounds off," a sweaty Mike Williams, just finished from the practice field, tells a visitor holding a Seattle Seahawks roster that lists the wide receiver at 6-5, 235. He checked into camp at 233 pounds.

Second-year Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Raheem Morris doesn't believe in internalizing his intentions for his football team. He's happy to put his agenda out there for all to see and scrutinize, and does so seemingly without the slightest hint of hesitation or reservation. Bill Belichick, he's not.

Pete Carroll's fists were pumping to the blaring rap of Jay-Z. He was clapping, smiling and running with the thumping music and through the morning fog. He led his Seahawks in bounding joyfully over blocking pads in a rousing drill he calls "The Bags," as defensive players whooped it up behind him.

Conventional NFL wisdom dictates that it's unfair to assess a draft until its players have three pro seasons on their rsums. With that in mind, USA TODAY takes a look at the 2007 draft and grades it on the three-year curve.

The temptation for linebacker Pat Angerer and his defensive teammates is to overcompensate. With Iowa's starting quarterback out with an ankle injury, the Hawkeyes will bring a wounded offense into Saturday's showdown at Ohio State.

Vinny Cerrato believes he gave Jim Zorn a roster that can make the playoffs. He also said the coach's job status was undecided in the days following the play-caller switch to Sherm Lewis. The Washington Redskins executive vice president of football operations made a rare, albeit short, appearance before reporters Tuesday to answer questions about the team's 2-5 start. He was given a space backed up against a wall in a cramped area next to a stairway near the locker room looking very much like a man who was cornered with no way out.